Turkish/Big Vocabulary/House
House - Ev
In this vocabulary chapter, you will see some common words which describes parts of a house. I will also give examples with adjectives and sentences. Some South Slavic languages have similarities with them.
Common - Genel
In this part of the lesson there are common terms about house, rooms etc.
| antechamber | ante |
| attic | tavan arası (in Serb-Croatian, attic is "tavan") |
| balcony | balkon |
| basement | bodrum (in Serb-Croatian, basement is "podrum") |
| door | kapı (in SC slang you can say door "kapija" (it sound like kapia)) |
| door handle | kapı kolu |
| family house | aile evi (as you know, aile means family) |
| flat | düz |
| floor | kat (it is same in SC) |
| garden | bahçe |
| ground floor | zemin kat |
| key | anahtar |
| lock | kilit (in some loanwords in some parts of Croatia, lock is translated as "ćilit" - pronounced like "chilit") |
| roof | çatı |
| yard | avlu (Yugoslavian Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić wrote the book "Prokleta avlija" - "The Damned yard") |
Living room - Salon
Here are some terms related to living room
| armchair | koltuk |
| carpet | halı "or" kilim |
| chandelier | avize |
| curtain | perde |
| sofa | kanape |
| television | televizyon |
Bedroom - Yatak odası
There are lot of subject in bedrooms like
| bed | yatak |
| blanket | battaniye |
| double bed | çift kişilik yatak |
| dresser | şifoniyer |
| lamp | lampa |
| pillow | yastık (in SC you say pillow "jastuk") |
| sheet | levha |
| wardrobe | dolap |
Dining room and kitchen - Yemek odası ve mutfak
It is very nice place in the house
| bib-cock | çeşme |
| chair | sandalye |
| cutlery | çatal bıçak takımı |
| fridge | buzdolabı |
| kitchen table | sofra |
| oven | fırın |
| washing-machine | çamaşır makinesi |
Bathroom and Toilette - Banyo ve tuvalet
And the last one...
| basin | lavabo |
| bath | banyo |
| towel | havlu |
| washing machine | çamaşir makinesi |
| WC | alafranga tuvalet |